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Appleton Area School District had the highest enrollment among Outagamie County districts, welcoming 15,270 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 0% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.5% of the Appleton Area School District's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Outagamie County, Kimberly Area School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 5,132 students, while Hortonville Area School District welcomed 4,258 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Appleton Area School District roughly covers schools within Outagamie County, with its main office in Appleton.

In the previous school year, Appleton Area School District also had the highest number of students among Outagamie County districts.

Nearly 830,000 students were enrolled in Wisconsin schools in the 2021-22 school year. This is a 0.85% decrease from the year before. In sharp contrast to declining public school figures, enrollment in charter schools rose 4.5% to more than 52,000.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 14 students in a Wisconsin classroom, compared to the national average of 1:16. AAA State of Play considered Wisconsin to have the 14th best teacher to student ratio in the U.S.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Appleton Area School District	Appleton	15,270
Kimberly Area School District	Combined Locks	5,132
Hortonville Area School District	Hortonville	4,258
Kaukauna Area School District	Kaukauna	4,057
Seymour Community School District	Seymour	1,928
Little Chute Area School District	Little Chute	1,582
Freedom Area School District	Freedom	1,554
Shiocton School District	Shiocton	732